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How exciting Chris and a big Congratulations!!!
I have a very strong feeling that 2013 will be an amazing year for the Oatley academy. Simply because you are a natural teacher and I personally can’t wait to see the academy grow! ImagineFX knows a good thing when they see it

This sounds great Chris! I’m excited about this Workshop. I’m very interested in the Full Spectrum Edition. It may still be too early to tell, but will there possibly be a payment plan option available? I’m also subscribed to the newsletter, can’t wait to hear more. Best of luck!

This piece looks fantastic! Just amazing! Looking forward to catching your interview in ImagineFX. You offer so much good advice and insight on painting – what a treasure this workshop will be. Sometimes, these lost ships need a beacon – thanks for guiding us on our journey.

Not that I don’t often still feel lost myself, but I know what you mean. In the Workshop, I talk about two of my most influential art directors and how their guidance – and the “beacon” of their own masterful paintings – completely rocked my world as a painter.

Well it’s my birthday in April so I guess I know what I’ll be asking for 🙂

Congrats on the Imagine FX piece, very much deserved, and I must say that despite being behind in my homework on the Oatley Academy I’ve listened to enough of the podcasts and watched enough of the videos to know that when I’ve got on top of my commercial work and can finally knuckle down and get on with it it’s going to give me a much needed kick up the keister in the right direction for thinking about next steps.

Similarly, looking at what you’re offering here with the Full Spectrum edition it seems that you have some form of natural talent for teaching as you understand and provide as much of your personal learning experience as you can to help us learn along with you rather than simply taking us through a final piece and describing how you got there as many would do. It’s this access to a view of the whole process from what is essentially a seat inside your mind, and your ability to break things down in a conversational manner that I think makes your teaching work totally unique (in my experience at least) and is one of the factors that make us value your insights so much.

Most “tutorials” fail to answer the most important question about concept art and illustration: “Why?”

I have a post in the works called ‘The Technique Trap.’ I plan to finish it when we get closer to the launch of the Workshop (maybe the end of March). I am really looking forward to your input on that. Maybe I’ll run a draft past you at OA.

And no rush on your Painting Drama homework! You have the course forever. I understand wanting to stay in-sync with your peers in the class but also remember that these are “infinite tools” we are learning. …tools that will keep you growing as an artist forever. …keep you inspired forever. Thus, it’s best to take your time with these exercises which teach you how to use them.

Congratulations! I have been appreciating and learning from your tutorials and I am an acrylic, hand and brush artist, not a digital artist! I am also glad to see that the Animal Farm characters are not realistic. The message of the story is such a heavy one that to portray the characters as you have will get the message across while diminishing a bit of the darkness.

This is awesome Chris! Congratulations on the imagineFX article! The lighting and overall mood of the piece is brilliant. I am a huge fan of Animal farm and this piece is spot on. Also thanks for linking your reference pictures it is great to see your starting point.

Boxer was definitely one of my favorite characters, although he was blind to the pigs betrayal he was loyal and a hard worker. But the pigs are also great villains which definitely lead to inspiring characters.

Whohoo, so many congratulations on the article/feature Chris!
And I can’t wait to do the workshop. Saw a portion of the process but I’m superinterested in the things you have to say about reference and I’d love to see your thumbnails. 🙂
So much good stuff in the works at OA and so useful and practical for all kinds of artists.

Adding my four thumbs up (showing a bit of solidarity with my ape brethren here – they can never get too much LOL) for the painting and courses. Love the enthusiasm as well, which i am starting to gather is par for the course with you Chris! 🙂 Cheers,

Hi Chris,
congratulations about imagineFx , you have been doing an awesome work as an artist and as a mentor,
I never heard before about this audio book, I will check
about the paint – excellent
see you

“Four legs good, two legs bad!” Yes, this is one of those MUST read books! I read it in 5th grade and it has such great imagery in its storytelling. Chris, you definitely captured that dark, heavy feeling in the book – makes me want to read it again!

I’m hooked on digital painting tutorials ever since being introduced to Will Terry via folio Academy. I’m excited for yours as well. This is right up my alley as they say and I need it, becuse I know how much better i’ll be because of it. this is great!!

Congrats on the article, Chris! Totally looking forward to looking at it and your workshop more in detail once I can take the time! It looks so sick!
Also that painting is way good too–I love Animal Farm and that picture goes with it great! Sick stuff!

Concerning Animal Farm, have you gotten your eyes on a copy of the version illustrated by Ralph Steadman? I received it as a gift, and I found that Steadman’s work brings a loose and dirty dimension to the story. Its fun.

Your interpretation here is cleaner, less chaotic. A quieter take on the subterfuge of Napoleon, but still ever menacing. The cool colors really chill my bones. Im diggin it.

What great news!! Congratulations on all your success!! 😀 It looks like it will be great year for The Oatley Academy!
That digital painting workshop sounds like it’s full of great intel on painting! I’m definitely keeping a sharp eye out for that 🙂 Keep up the good work but don’t work too hard!

Chris, I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited in my adult life for anything like I am for the Spectrum Edition of this workshop as well as the Painting Drama course at OA. Please hurry up and take my money 😉

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